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Photo courtesy of Brighton Neighborhood Association.The weekend is finally upon us, and there is a lot going on. Here’s a list of things to do over the next couple of days, before everyone has to go back to work: 40th Annual Brighton Jubilee [/40th-brighton-jubilee-happening-sunday/] When: Sunday, August 28.
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The South Slope Derby hits 17th Street near 6th Avenue Sarturday, August 27 at 12pm. (Photo by Daniel Paterna)Weekend events to cool you down include Battle of BK events, soapbox racing, a Eutopia tour, and more. Commemorate the Battle of Brooklyn with events throughout the borough! [/blog/history/heres-your-borough-wide-event-listings-for-the-240th-anniversary-of-the-battle-of-brooklyn/
Central Brooklyn
Battle Hill at Green-Wood cemetery. (Photo courtesy kaddii1992 / Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BIGaMciDBUv/?tagged=battleofbrooklyn])The weekend is finally here, and we’d like to help you have a great one blocks from your home. Whether you’re looking to picnic with neighbors, catch some Brooklyn history, or
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Photo courtesy of Brighton Neighborhood Association.It’s a neighborhood tradition that is now in its 40th year. The Brighton Jubilee brings everyone in this multicultural part of Brooklyn together for some end-of-summer fun. Music is the universal language, and there will be lots of it at this festival, which
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Lakecia Benjamin & Soulsquad (Courtesy: BRIC [http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events-performances/bric-jazzfest-marathon-night-2-0] )As summer almost comes to an end, many of you have enjoyed the wonderful musical performances at this year’s BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival [/blog/art-music/soul-in-the-sol-2016-bric-celebrate-brooklyn-schedule-features-sharon-jones-the-dap-kings-neko-case-folk-supergroup-tame-impala-and-more/] . Well, prepare yourself for more music and culture this fall as
Arts & Culture
(Photo: TV On The Radio / Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/TvOnTheRadio/?fref=ts])The Afropunk Festival [http://afropunkfest.com/]is coming to Fort Greene this weekend to celebrate music and culture through live performances by featuring some of the top artists in the game. The festival is in its 12th
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Gelato at Coney’s Cones. (Photo: Coney’s Cones [http://coneyscones.com/coneysconesmission.html])The winner of the second annual “Find Your Flavor” [/submit-your-ideas-for-the-coneys-cones-flavor-creation-contest/] Coney Cones contest is 14 year-old Craig Haas Jr., and he won it with the classic summertime flavor — s’mores. The Long Island native will make
Education
Photo by Timothy Caldwell [https://www.flickr.com/photos/shitebot/3316691870/] This is the second in a series of articles by Park Slope Stoop documenting the Bridging Gowanus open houses which are taking place in August and September 2016. Read our previous series article here [/blog/development/getting-gowanus-right-bridging-gowanus-kicks-off-series-of-public-conversations/] . On Friday,
Bensonhurst
“Creature Of The Black Lagoon.” Photo courtesy of Facebook.Is it truly summer if you haven’t built a sand castle on the beach? Coney Island’s 26th annual sand sculpting competition, presented by Brooklyn Community Services (BCS) and Astella Development Corp, took the classic beach activity to a new
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WWE’s Alicia Fox (l.) and The Big Show (r.) introduced the contest. (Courtesy Park Slope Stoop/Justin Fox)WWE rolled into town this weekend, holding its Summerslam [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SummerSlam_(2016)] and NXT: Takeover [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NXT_TakeOver:_Brooklyn_II] pay per views
Central Brooklyn
(Photo by activist Shahana Hanif / Twitter [https://twitter.com/HShahana]) Hundreds gathered on Sunday at Kensington’s Avenue C plaza, at the first event to unite local Mosques in recent history. At the Peace and Unity Rally, neighbors, religious leaders, politicians and Bangladeshi community leaders demanded religious peace and justice
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(Courtesy: Greenlight Bookstore / Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/GreenlightBklyn/photos/a.10150953081450962.489380.70922460961/10150953081485962/?type=1&theater] )Below you’ll find information on events through the week in (and around) Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Check back Friday to see what’s scheduled this weekend! Submit your event